Posts Tagged stories

Following in the wake of developments from the last several weeks, is the idea of “normal” characters, as opposed to protagonists and antagonists. “Getting In Over Your Head,” is a place to start a discussion about the mechanical differences between[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…

A friend and fellow writer sent me a link to The Periodic Table of Storytelling. If you’re a fan of TVtropes (as you know I am) you should get a kick out of this fun, and well-constructed parody/satire of writing[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Darkness settled over Chaika, and the last vestiges of bright light from Apollo’s chariot vanished from sight. The lake reflected the life in Chaika, but it made for poor illumination in the fading day. Myrtle shook involuntarily. They were fools,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…

“What’s going on, here? Why didn’t you tell me you found Simona?” asked Myrtle. “You know I had questions for her!” Nicyes shrugged and looked at her with a blank expression. Simona wore a smug look of immense self-satisfaction. Alquis[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…

I’ve been trying to work out this “scale of peril” concept. In my mind, heroes face small perils on a daily basis — not every day mind you, but often enough, and in line with the chore of taking out[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Along the lines of previous writing about the roles of heroes, protagonists, and main characters, this morning I was thinking about two kinds of heroes. I have this thought that “the hero” is the character who changes through the course[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Cookiemonger and I were discussing characters this morning, with a focus on those with “tragic pasts.” Fruits Basket came up, since she’s currently reading the manga, and it occurred to me one of the problems I have with “tragic pasts.”[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Spoony’s review of the Dead or Alive film got me thinking about fighting games and their typical excuse plots for bringing together a bunch of characters to fight. There’s at least one or two fighting game series whose attempts at[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…

“There’s been a great deal of silence lately. Not a lot of discussion. Some loud thinking, perhaps, but not conversation,” said Alquis. “If thinking counted for conversation, we’d be greater socialites than sages.” Mercer stopped digging. “I’m no sage.” “True[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…

“What if we get caught?” asked Mercer. “Isn’t it easy enough for them to overpower us? If even half of what Simona said about this place is true, there’s no way we should expect to just walk in and out[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…